Warhammer: The Time Traveler

Chapter 362 The World Devourer's Attack (Sixth Update)

Just as the remaining Greenskins were being gradually cleared out and the battlefield was not yet completely calm, a new emergency alarm sounded from the escort ships in orbit—a Chaos Warband fleet had suddenly appeared at the edge of the star system.

The detection data clearly shows that the fleet consists of several cruisers of different models, all exuding an aura of blasphemy and depravity.

Their distorted silhouettes were slowly adjusting their course, their target the world of death.

With only one lone escort ship under Chen Yu's command, there was absolutely no way it could stop this fleet in a head-on confrontation.

Chen Yu made a decision immediately.

He ordered the escort ships to abandon their orbital defense positions and immediately evacuate the system to avoid unnecessary losses.

At the same time, he turned to Margaret and Maria and gave the same instruction: "Nearlight Family, evacuate with the escort ship. You do not need to participate in the following battle; that is not the Nearlight Family's responsibility."

However, Marna Nearl, piloting his knight mech, took a step forward, his deep and firm voice coming through the external loudspeaker: "Sage, the words 'fleeing without a fight' have never existed in the Nearl family's dictionary."

Our honor is built upon defense and struggle, and upon direct confrontation with formidable enemies.

To abandon allies, to betray one's knightly oath, and to live on in disgrace is more unacceptable than to die in battle.

The other knight mechs behind him also emitted a resonant hum, demonstrating their unified resolve. "We will stay and fight alongside you against the enemy to the very end."

Faced with the unwavering insistence of the Lin Guang family, Chen Yu's mechanical face remained expressionless, and the light from the optical lens remained steady as always.

He did not try to persuade them further, but simply accepted their choice in silence.

He then devoted all his energy to organizing planetary defenses, mobilizing the remaining friars, intelligent mechs, and all available ground firepower to redeploy the defenses in preparation for attacks from orbit and any subsequent landings.

Despite the immense pressure, Chen Yu's core logic clearly assessed the situation, concluding that it was far from an insurmountable dead end.

First, he has an absolute way out.

He had the dimensional teleporter in his hands, and if he wanted, he could lead the core personnel and equipment to evacuate this dead world at any time and head to the Interstellar Federation, Night City, or even other new dimensions.

The Chaos Warband may be powerful, but they could never possess the ability to pursue across dimensions.

Secondly, he still possesses the power to turn the tide of the battle.

The black sphere he used before, which could erase everything within a five-kilometer radius, was incredibly effective, but it was not his only treasure, and the black sphere itself was not even the only one.

His dimensional storage device also contains other powerful ancient artifacts, each capable of turning the tide of battle at a crucial moment.

However, without exception, these relics are all non-renewable resources.

They are unique items; once one is used, there will be one less available, and their value cannot be measured by ordinary materials.

Using a black ball when facing the green skin is to break the deadlock and avoid falling into the mastermind's scheme.

The appearance of the Chaos Fleet reveals that the mastermind intended to use the orcs to hold him back, then deploy the Chaos Warband to escalate the situation further and ultimately crush Chen Yu's defenses.

However, Chen Yu used the black sphere to break the deadlock, eliminating the orcs ahead of time so he could focus on dealing with the Chaos Fleet. But facing a Chaos Fleet, using relics of the same or even greater danger would be a significant cost for Chen Yu.

He needed to weigh whether it was worthwhile to prematurely deplete these precious trump cards in order to hold onto this stronghold.

He temporarily suppressed the idea of ​​immediately using the relics, preparing to rely on conventional forces to resist first, observe the specific actions of the Chaos Warband, and at the same time hope that the Titan reinforcements from Nexus would arrive in time.

The true trump card should never be revealed lightly unless absolutely necessary.
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Just as the orbital sensors outlined the chaotic fleet, the IFF system, amidst a sea of ​​blasphemous signals, locked onto a variant of the legion emblem that Chen Yu was familiar with—it belonged to the World Devourers.

Upon seeing this marker, a long-forgotten data record was activated in Chen Yu's processor.

He did indeed have dealings with this legion, back in the distant past, during the glorious era of the Great Crusade, before they had even welcomed back the Primarch.

At that time, they were also known as the "War Dogs," a legion renowned for its tenacity and close-combat skills, whose bravery even earned them a title bestowed upon them by the Emperor himself.

Chen Yu had limited contact and cooperation with the then-rational and communicable senior officers of the War Dog Legion.

He remembered that although the Astartes were warlike, they still maintained the structure and sense of honor of the legions.

However, everything changed when they welcomed back the father of genes—Angron.

In Chen Yu's view, the Primarch Angron was a huge failure, a tragedy shaped by cruel fate and ultimately destroyed by it, but what was even more tragic was that he dragged his entire legion into the abyss.

When the warhounds greeted their father with glory and anticipation, Angron responded with only merciless blades.

He slaughtered almost all the high-ranking officers of the legion who came to make contact, announcing his arrival in the bloodiest way.

Later, it is said that it was under Kahn's "enlightenment" that Angron reluctantly accepted the Legion, but at a heavy price.

He forced the entire legion to be implanted with the nerve-destroying slave implants originating from his home planet Nukelia—"Butcher's Nails."

This barbaric device amplifies all aggression and anger, stifling calm thinking and higher emotions.

The glory and bravery of the past were replaced by endless rage and a bloodlust.

The name "War Dog" was abandoned and replaced by "World Eater," a symbol of utter destruction.

With the Butcher's Nail, Angron personally destroyed a powerful legion bestowed upon him by the Emperor, and also utterly destroyed the last vestiges of his own rationality.

Now, appearing at the edge of the galaxy are a group of madmen cursed by the Primarch's madness, left only with an endless thirst for blood and skulls.

They are more dangerous than the Greenskins, and more ferocious than the Death Guards.

Chen Yu knew that there was no room for negotiation or compromise between him and these berserkers driven by the Butcher's Nails; only complete annihilation could end their threat.

He watched the World Eater ships accelerating toward the world of death on the sensors, assessing their most likely tactics—undoubtedly, they would board in the most direct and savage way, eager to tear apart all living things in their path with their chain axes and power claws.

The base's defenses will face an unprecedented test.

(End of this chapter)